To continue our exploration of The Crucible and differing perspectives on our Essential Question, we will use this page to explore the different characters in the play. You and your partner's task by the time you come to class next Wednesday 9/7 will be to :
assert what personal philosophy your character seems to align with (use your Philosophy Chart as a guide here)
assert how you think your character would or does respond to our Essential Question
provide 3 quotations that support your analysis making sure to underline key words or phrases that underscore your claim
provide several sentences of commentary explaining each quote
provide a visual image that is revealing/ relevant to your character and his/her viewpoint
John Proctor (Daniel + Rob)
Personal Philosophy- Kantianism
Response to the essential question- John Proctor would probably respond to the essential question with an answer with a base of integrity. He would say that all decisions are based off one universal moral code or law, also following with the moral teachings of God and the Bible, and the betterment of society.
Quotes 1-“ Thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not covet thy neighbors goods, nor covet thy neighbors wives, thou shalt have no other Gods before me, thou shalt not use the Lord's name in vain, thou shalt keep holy the sabbath day, thou shalt honor thy mother and father, thou shalt not bare to false witness... thou shalt not covet thy neighbors wives.” ---- John here is stating an excerpt from the Ten Commandments. His familiarity with the moral code of the bible and its learning shows that he is a man of moral standards and the righteousness of a better society. He follows by a universal code of law (The Bible) which is what Kantianism is based off of.
2- “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” ---- This is a quote from John when he is confessing at the end of the play. This shows that John is good natured because he does not want innocents do go down because of his acts. All along John wanted to keep a good name by not confessing but in the end, having a good name means a good reputation, therefore. a confession cleans his soul from his perspective. 3- “Hell and Heaven grapple on our backs, and all our old pretenses ripped away. God's icy wind will blow.” ---- John here is saying that the choices that lead to Heaven or Hell, lay within ones self, whatever path they may choose. He means that when all of our false emotions and intentions are cleared away, God will show his wrath to those without a moral code of law.
Elizabeth Proctor (Ben J + Joey)
Introduction: Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, is a play based off of historic records from the Salem Witch trials of 1692. His characters’ are real people found in the court house records as well as other articles of history such as diaries, letters and essays. They are primarily based off of the those documents, yet he adds life to these characters in his play by giving them human characteristics such as conscience and personal opinion. His characters contain a wide spectrum of philosophical beliefs they can be categorized under, such as Hedonism, Apathy, Utilitarianism and Justice/ Fairness. One of the major characters he portrays in his play is Elizabeth Proctor. Through Miller’s usage of tone, diction and imagery,, he depicts Elizabeth’s personal philosophy and beliefs, as well as her opinion. Lastly, one of the more complicated issues Arthur imposes on his characters is the option to choose the path of death or save their integrity, or the choice to survive while sacrificing integrity. Again, through his usage of tone diction and imagery, it becomes evident, that Elizabeth seems to favor life and disrespect, over high reverence, and death. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice and fairness 1.Elizabeth Proctor would follow the philosophy of justice and fairness. She would follow this philosophy because she believes that you deserve the punishment you get for committing a crime. Elizabeth also believes that you should not lie to get out of a punishment. Elizabeth follows this philosophy and tries to get John to follow it by acting as his moral compass especially when he is accused of being a witch. Elizabeth Speaking: Quote “i think you must go to Salem...let you go to Ezekiel Cheever--her knows you well And tell him what she said to you last week...God forbid you keep that from the court John, I think they must know.” ( Miller 53). Commentary: Elizabeth’s tone in this speech is aggressive and directing, yet respects her husband’s authority. This helps her assert her point about how important being fair is regarding the court situation. Her usage of the words, “God forbid” show how serious she is in this situation, in which puts much emphasis on her orders. That diction is an attempt to catch John’s attention and deter his action, although it’s not very successful since he isn’t exactly the most religious person out there. Another philosophy she loosely reveals here, is her belief in god and Divine Right. By using god as a figure of high power, she shows how she puts god’s opinion and decisions above others.
Integrity Vrs. Survival 2.Elizabeth Proctor would choose integrity over survival. She would choose this because Elizabeth believes that you deserve the punishment you are given for the crime you committed.However Elizabeth would choose survival if she was falsely accused of a crime that she did not commit.This is shown when she argues with John about his affair with Abagail, and how she claims that she does not judge him for his actions. Also, the scene in which Proctor is being tried for witchcraft, she lies to save his integrity.
Elizabeth speaking
Quote: “ I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you. I never thought you but a good man, John” ( Miller 55). Commentary:
Elizabeth uses diction and imagery such as, “ the magistrate in your heart” and words such as “judge, and good man” to show how she truly feels about one’s respect and reverence. She lets the audience know, in this scene, how she truly values the actions people commit and how those actions affect one’s integrity, thus emphasizing the fact that she cares more for her own integrity and the integrity of others than the survival of herself.
Second Quote for Integrity Vrs. Survival Quote: Elizabeth speaking “I came to think he fancied her. And so one night I lost my wits, I think, and put her out on the highroad”(miller 113). High road- definition:
1.
amainroad;highway
2.
( the highroad ) the sure way:thehighroad to fame
By using phrases such as “I lost my wits,” “ put her on the highroad,” shows the diction in which she picked to at first take a neutral stand point in the court, but eventually sway the blame more towards herself and away from her husband for the sake of his integrity. The action of throwing Abagail out on to the highroad, shows how she simply lost her temper, and relieved Abagail from work out of her anger, rather than admitting to the crowd about the secret relationship the two had, for that would surely ruin John’s chance at maintaining his high respected position within the community. She lies in court to save her husband’s reverence and respect within the community.
Elizabeth Crisis moments:
1. Elizabeth states that she wants John to live instead of die (Miller 136).line 2
2. Elizabeth lies in court by telling everyone that she fired Abagail out of her own rage and says John never had an affair with Abagail, (Miller 113) lines 1-9
Abigail Williams (Alexis + Ellen)
Abigail falls under the category of Egoism. She would choose survival over integrity in a heart beat; she constantly lies and puts herself ahead of other's lives as well as her own integrity.
“Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you” (20)
This passage shows clear evidence of how Abigail would respond to the essential question, survival. With the usage of the quote “Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things”, Abigail sharply tells the girls not to speak to anyone about what they actually experienced the previous night in fear that it would cost her; this is an example of her showing her self centered nature, having no care for Betty or her friends. She gives them an ultimatum by using the term “shudder you”, threatening to kill them if they do not lie for her, which is costing them their personal integrity.
“I have been hurt, Mr. Danforth; I have seen my blood runnin’ out! I have been near to murdered every day because I done my duty pointing out the Devil’s people- and this is my reward? To be mistrusted, denied, questioned like a--” (108) In this quote, Abigail makes herself the better person by saying how she is turning other people in for calling the devil. She lied about calling the Devil and then blamed it on Tituba. This shows she would pick survival over integrity. When Abigail says “and this is my reward? To be mistrusted, denied, questioned like a--,” she is ‘trying’ to help the community by turning in suspects. By putting the blame on other people she is making her self look better and as though she did not do the crime. This shows she would choose survival over integrity because she is only thinking about her self and the consequences that would face her rather than helping out other people.
“I want the light of God, I want the sweet love of Jesus! I danced for the Devil; I saw him; I wrote in his book; I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand. I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil!” (48)
Abigail, in this passage, admits to having “danced for the Devil”. This occurs after Tituba confesses to having preformed witchcraft. It is no surprise that Abigail quickly uses this confession to her advantage; in Abigail’s confession to what she had done, she seems to redeem herself in the eyes of Salem. After her admission, she begins to call out “I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil!”“ she did this because she felt the need to redeem herself further by calling out other women’s names as some sort of a decoy to get the attention off of herself and on to others; this showing her selfish, egotistic nature.
Reverend Parris (Taylor J + Brandon)
Reverend Parris Would fall under egoism for his personal philosophy. People who are egoists would choose survival over personal integrity because they would do anything to help themselves to better themselves.
quotes:
1. page 10 " And what shall I say to them? that my daughter and my niece I discorvered dancing like heathen in the forest."
2. page 11 " Abigail, I have fought here three long years to bend these stiff necked people to me, and ow, just now when some good respect is rising for me in the parish, you compromise my very character..."
3. page 14 " Thomas, Thomas, I pray you, leap not to witchcraft. I know that you- you least of all, Thomas... We cannot leap to witchcraft. They howl me out of Salem for such corruption in my house."
Reverend Hale (Avery + Dal)
We thought that after reviewing the philosophy chart that Reverend Hale most fit into Kantianism; the belief that it is unethical to use people for your own personal gain. At the end of the novel, Hale regrets his actions of accusing people of witchcraft and attempts to save the lives of those accused by telling them to lie about their participation with witchcraft in Salem. Hale tells the accused to admit to the witchcraft even if it is untrue, in order to save their lives. Reverend Hale looks past the fact that some of the accused men and women may have participated in witchcraft, and sees the bigger picture, that innocent men and woman will die if no one stands up and says anything. On our essential question, Reverend Hale would answer that personal integrity is more important than survival because of his actions in act IV of the play. Reverend Hale forgets his personal ego and his status in the village and does what is right by attempting to save the falsely accused victims of the witch hunt.
Hale: “I come of my own, Goody Proctor. I would save your husband’s life, for if he is taken I count myself his murderer. Do you understand me?” (122)
This quote shows the change in Reverend Hale’s attitude from the beginning of the book to the end. Hale has obviously thought about the trials in his time away from Salem and has changed his viewpoint on the trials. Previously, Hale was concerned with who was involved in the witch hunt, but now his main goal is to help the falsely accused come away clean.
Hale: “Quail not before God’s judgment in this, for it may well be God damns a liar less than he that throws his life away for pride.” (122)
In this quote, Hale insults Proctor because he is more focused on his ego and personal state in the village if he admits to witchcraft, rather than just choosing survival. Hale says that Proctor is throwing his life away for pride in the excerpt because Hale can’t convince Proctor to lie and admit to witchcraft in order to save his life. Hale: " There is blood on my head! Can you not see the blood on my head!! This quote is just proving the fact that Reverend Hale feels guilty about accusing all of the people of Salem, of witchcraft. He blames himself for the deaths of everyone in the community. The quote specifically is a metaphor meaning the blood, death of those killed for witchcraft, on his head means the death of all those people killed are on his conscience and he feels terrible. Reverend Hale's crisis point comes towards the end of the book in the beginning of Act 4. This is the point where he chooses to come back to Salem after leaving and convince the accused to agree to witchcraft. This is different from than the first time he is introduced in Act 1 as a supporter of witchcraft and truly believes in. The quote "I come of my own, goody Proctor. I would save your husband's life, for if he is taken I count myself his murderer. Do you understand me." This quote is explaining how he feels accountable for bringing this epidemic to Salem and now regrets it
Thomas and Ann Putnam (Ben T + Caroline B)
The Putnams personal Philosophy would be Egoism. As to the essential question, They would choose survival because they dont care as much about personal integrity and would rather survive. They would choose whatever would benefit them and that would be survival.
Quotes: 1. Goody Putnam to Rebecca: "You think that it is God's work that you should never lose a child but I bury all but one?" Putnam(to Hale)-"She cannot bear to hear the Lord's name, Mr.Hale; that's a sure sign of witchcraft afloat!" This quote shows that Putnam makes assumptions quickly and he is convinced that betty's behavior is due to witchcraft.
2. PUTNAM: How may we blame ourselves? I am one of nine sons; the Putnam seed have peopled this province. And yes I have but one child left of eight- and now she shrivels. This quote shows how the Putnams put their family pride in front of anything and anyone. It's stating that since their family has populated this land for a long time, they are clearly the most elite of the people in Salem.
3. Mrs. Putnam: This is no silly season, Rebecca. My Ruth s bewildered, Rebecca; she cannot eat. Rebecca: Perhaps she is not hungered yet. This quote shows us how Mrs. Putnam, despite being in a room where the "devil" is active and taking the spirit of a young woman, is only worried about her name sake and her family.
Thomas Putnam and Mrs Putnam are a well to do family in the town. Both of them hold grudges against the Nurses. Mr. Putnam because he blames Francis nurse for blocking his brothers attempt to become a minister. Mrs. Nurse blames Rebecca nurse, her midwife, for the death of 7 her babies. Their daughter is Ruth Putnam and she partook in the supposed "witchcraft" that happend in the forest and she. Mr. Putnam wants his daughter to accuse George Jacobs of witchcraft so that when he is excecuted the putnams can take their land. This shows how they always put themselves first and dont really care how other people fair which is a trait of egoism.
They would choose survival because they dont care as much about personal integrity and would rather survive. They would choose whatever would benefit them and that would be survival.
Crisis Moment:
The Putnam's crisis moment is when Mr. Putnam is accused of telling his daughter to accuse George Jacobs. They say that he is only accusing him to get his land
Mary Warren (Erik + Andrew)
Mary Warren’s egotistic personality is characterized by her actions and diction, and they show her sense for her survival.
(p108-109) With a hysterical cry Mary Warren starts to run, Proctor catches her
Mary Warren, almost collapsing: Let me go Mr Proctor, I cannot I cannot.
During this passage Abigail and the others pretend to be stricken with a freeze in order to prove Marry Warrens testimony to be false in order to discredit her and show that she is a witch.
Mary Warren weakens, and cannot continue the trial in order to persecute Abigail, instead choosing to pursue her own interests, and tries to flee the courtroom, only to be caught by Proctor, and says that she can’t testify against Abigail.
p55 He starts for the door as Mary Warren enters. As soon as he sees her, he goes directly to her and grabs her by her cloak, furious. How do you go to Salem when I forbid it?Do you mock me? Shaking her. I’ll whip you if you dare leave this house again!
Strangely, she doesn’t resist him, but hangs limply by his grip.
Mary Warren: I am sick, I am sick, Mr. Proctor. Pray, pray, hurt me not. Her strangeness throws him off, and her evident pallor and weakness. He frees her. My insides are all shuddery; I am in the proceeding all day, sir.
When returning from Salem, Proctor is angry with Mary’s disrespect for his authority in his house. Because of this, he goes to punish her, and then Mary pretends to be ill, in order to protect herself.
Once again, we see Mary’s egoism show itself. Instead of accepting her punishment for going to Salem, and knowing that she will be punished, she lies to prevent it.
p.18 Marry Warren: What’ll we do? The village is out! I just come from the farm; the whole country’s talking’ witchcraft! They’ll be callin’ us witches Abby!
Mercy pointing and looking at Mary Warren: She means to tell, I know it.
Marry Warren: Abby,we’ve got to tell. Witcher’s a hangin’ error, a hangin’ like they done in Boston two years ago!We must tell the truth, Abby! You’ll only be whipped for dancin’ and the other things!
Abby: Oh, we’ll be whipped!
Mary Warren: I never done none of it, Abby. I only looked!
This quote shows that Mary would choose survival over integrity. She tells the other girls to lie about what they were doing so that they don’t get hanged, only whipped.
Mary’s first instinct in this quote is to do whatever she can to protect herself, showing her egotistic personality by putting herself above the fate of the other two, and making excuses for her participation in the dancing.
Her tone in the passage is nervous, because she is afraid for what will happen to her.
John Proctor (Daniel + Rob)
Personal Philosophy- KantianismResponse to the essential question- John Proctor would probably respond to the essential question with an answer with a base of integrity. He would say that all decisions are based off one universal moral code or law, also following with the moral teachings of God and the Bible, and the betterment of society.
Quotes
1-“ Thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not covet thy neighbors goods, nor covet thy neighbors wives, thou shalt have no other Gods before me, thou shalt not use the Lord's name in vain, thou shalt keep holy the sabbath day, thou shalt honor thy mother and father, thou shalt not bare to false witness... thou shalt not covet thy neighbors wives.”
---- John here is stating an excerpt from the Ten Commandments. His familiarity with the moral code of the bible and its learning shows that he is a man of moral standards and the righteousness of a better society. He follows by a universal code of law (The Bible) which is what Kantianism is based off of.
2- “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
---- This is a quote from John when he is confessing at the end of the play. This shows that John is good natured because he does not want innocents do go down because of his acts. All along John wanted to keep a good name by not confessing but in the end, having a good name means a good reputation, therefore. a confession cleans his soul from his perspective.
3- “Hell and Heaven grapple on our backs, and all our old pretenses ripped away. God's icy wind will blow.”
---- John here is saying that the choices that lead to Heaven or Hell, lay within ones self, whatever path they may choose. He means that when all of our false emotions and intentions are cleared away, God will show his wrath to those without a moral code of law.
Elizabeth Proctor (Ben J + Joey)
Introduction:Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, is a play based off of historic records from the Salem Witch trials of 1692. His characters’ are real people found in the court house records as well as other articles of history such as diaries, letters and essays. They are primarily based off of the those documents, yet he adds life to these characters in his play by giving them human characteristics such as conscience and personal opinion. His characters contain a wide spectrum of philosophical beliefs they can be categorized under, such as Hedonism, Apathy, Utilitarianism and Justice/ Fairness. One of the major characters he portrays in his play is Elizabeth Proctor. Through Miller’s usage of tone, diction and imagery,, he depicts Elizabeth’s personal philosophy and beliefs, as well as her opinion. Lastly, one of the more complicated issues Arthur imposes on his characters is the option to choose the path of death or save their integrity, or the choice to survive while sacrificing integrity. Again, through his usage of tone diction and imagery, it becomes evident, that Elizabeth seems to favor life and disrespect, over high reverence, and death.
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Justice and fairness
1.Elizabeth Proctor would follow the philosophy of justice and fairness. She would follow this philosophy because she believes that you deserve the punishment you get for committing a crime. Elizabeth also believes that you should not lie to get out of a punishment. Elizabeth follows this philosophy and tries to get John to follow it by acting as his moral compass especially when he is accused of being a witch.
Elizabeth Speaking:
Quote
“i think you must go to Salem...let you go to Ezekiel Cheever--her knows you well And tell him what she said to you last week...God forbid you keep that from the court John, I think they must know.” ( Miller 53).
Commentary:
Elizabeth’s tone in this speech is aggressive and directing, yet respects her husband’s authority. This helps her assert her point about how important being fair is regarding the court situation. Her usage of the words, “God forbid” show how serious she is in this situation, in which puts much emphasis on her orders. That diction is an attempt to catch John’s attention and deter his action, although it’s not very successful since he isn’t exactly the most religious person out there. Another philosophy she loosely reveals here, is her belief in god and Divine Right. By using god as a figure of high power, she shows how she puts god’s opinion and decisions above others.
Integrity Vrs. Survival
2.Elizabeth Proctor would choose integrity over survival. She would choose this because Elizabeth believes that you deserve the punishment you are given for the crime you committed.However Elizabeth would choose survival if she was falsely accused of a crime that she did not commit.This is shown when she argues with John about his affair with Abagail, and how she claims that she does not judge him for his actions. Also, the scene in which Proctor is being tried for witchcraft, she lies to save his integrity.
Elizabeth speaking
Quote:
“ I do not judge you. The magistrate sits in your heart that judges you. I never thought you but a good man, John” ( Miller 55).
Commentary:
Elizabeth uses diction and imagery such as, “ the magistrate in your heart” and words such as “judge, and good man” to show how she truly feels about one’s respect and reverence. She lets the audience know, in this scene, how she truly values the actions people commit and how those actions affect one’s integrity, thus emphasizing the fact that she cares more for her own integrity and the integrity of others than the survival of herself.
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Second Quote for Integrity Vrs. Survival
Quote:
Elizabeth speaking
“I came to think he fancied her. And so one night I lost my wits, I think, and put her out on the highroad”(miller 113).
High road- definition:
Elizabeth Crisis moments:
1. Elizabeth states that she wants John to live instead of die (Miller 136).line 2
2. Elizabeth lies in court by telling everyone that she fired Abagail out of her own rage and says John never had an affair with Abagail, (Miller 113) lines 1-9
Abigail Williams (Alexis + Ellen)
Abigail falls under the category of Egoism. She would choose survival over integrity in a heart beat; she constantly lies and puts herself ahead of other's lives as well as her own integrity.“Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things, and I will come to you in the black of some terrible night and I will bring a pointy reckoning that will shudder you” (20)
This passage shows clear evidence of how Abigail would respond to the essential question, survival. With the usage of the quote “Let either of you breathe a word, or the edge of a word, about the other things”, Abigail sharply tells the girls not to speak to anyone about what they actually experienced the previous night in fear that it would cost her; this is an example of her showing her self centered nature, having no care for Betty or her friends. She gives them an ultimatum by using the term “shudder you”, threatening to kill them if they do not lie for her, which is costing them their personal integrity.
“I have been hurt, Mr. Danforth; I have seen my blood runnin’ out! I have been near to murdered every day because I done my duty pointing out the Devil’s people- and this is my reward? To be mistrusted, denied, questioned like a--” (108)
In this quote, Abigail makes herself the better person by saying how she is turning other people in for calling the devil. She lied about calling the Devil and then blamed it on Tituba. This shows she would pick survival over integrity. When Abigail says “and this is my reward? To be mistrusted, denied, questioned like a--,” she is ‘trying’ to help the community by turning in suspects. By putting the blame on other people she is making her self look better and as though she did not do the crime. This shows she would choose survival over integrity because she is only thinking about her self and the consequences that would face her rather than helping out other people.
“I want the light of God, I want the sweet love of Jesus! I danced for the Devil; I saw him; I wrote in his book; I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand. I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil!” (48)
Abigail, in this passage, admits to having “danced for the Devil”. This occurs after Tituba confesses to having preformed witchcraft. It is no surprise that Abigail quickly uses this confession to her advantage; in Abigail’s confession to what she had done, she seems to redeem herself in the eyes of Salem. After her admission, she begins to call out “I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the Devil!”“ she did this because she felt the need to redeem herself further by calling out other women’s names as some sort of a decoy to get the attention off of herself and on to others; this showing her selfish, egotistic nature.
Reverend Parris (Taylor J + Brandon)
Reverend Parris Would fall under egoism for his personal philosophy. People who are egoists would choose survival over personal integrity because they would do anything to help themselves to better themselves.quotes:
1. page 10 " And what shall I say to them? that my daughter and my niece I discorvered dancing like heathen in the forest."
2. page 11 " Abigail, I have fought here three long years to bend these stiff necked people to me, and ow, just now when some good respect is rising for me in the parish, you compromise my very character..."
3. page 14 " Thomas, Thomas, I pray you, leap not to witchcraft. I know that you- you least of all, Thomas... We cannot leap to witchcraft. They howl me out of Salem for such corruption in my house."
Reverend Hale (Avery + Dal)
We thought that after reviewing the philosophy chart that Reverend Hale most fit into Kantianism; the belief that it is unethical to use people for your own personal gain. At the end of the novel, Hale regrets his actions of accusing people of witchcraft and attempts to save the lives of those accused by telling them to lie about their participation with witchcraft in Salem. Hale tells the accused to admit to the witchcraft even if it is untrue, in order to save their lives. Reverend Hale looks past the fact that some of the accused men and women may have participated in witchcraft, and sees the bigger picture, that innocent men and woman will die if no one stands up and says anything. On our essential question, Reverend Hale would answer that personal integrity is more important than survival because of his actions in act IV of the play. Reverend Hale forgets his personal ego and his status in the village and does what is right by attempting to save the falsely accused victims of the witch hunt.
Hale: “I come of my own, Goody Proctor. I would save your husband’s life, for if he is taken I count myself his murderer. Do you understand me?” (122)
This quote shows the change in Reverend Hale’s attitude from the beginning of the book to the end. Hale has obviously thought about the trials in his time away from Salem and has changed his viewpoint on the trials. Previously, Hale was concerned with who was involved in the witch hunt, but now his main goal is to help the falsely accused come away clean.
Hale: “Quail not before God’s judgment in this, for it may well be God damns a liar less than he that throws his life away for pride.” (122)
In this quote, Hale insults Proctor because he is more focused on his ego and personal state in the village if he admits to witchcraft, rather than just choosing survival. Hale says that Proctor is throwing his life away for pride in the excerpt because Hale can’t convince Proctor to lie and admit to witchcraft in order to save his life.
Hale: " There is blood on my head! Can you not see the blood on my head!!
This quote is just proving the fact that Reverend Hale feels guilty about accusing all of the people of Salem, of witchcraft. He blames himself for the deaths of everyone in the community. The quote specifically is a metaphor meaning the blood, death of those killed for witchcraft, on his head means the death of all those people killed are on his conscience and he feels terrible.
Reverend Hale's crisis point comes towards the end of the book in the beginning of Act 4. This is the point where he chooses to come back to Salem after leaving and convince the accused to agree to witchcraft. This is different from than the first time he is introduced in Act 1 as a supporter of witchcraft and truly believes in. The quote "I come of my own, goody Proctor. I would save your husband's life, for if he is taken I count myself his murderer. Do you understand me." This quote is explaining how he feels accountable for bringing this epidemic to Salem and now regrets it
Thomas and Ann Putnam (Ben T + Caroline B)
The Putnams personal Philosophy would be Egoism. As to the essential question,
They would choose survival because they dont care as much about personal integrity and would rather survive. They would choose whatever would benefit them and that would be survival.
Quotes:
1. Goody Putnam to Rebecca: "You think that it is God's work that you should never lose a child but I bury all but one?"
Putnam(to Hale)-"She cannot bear to hear the Lord's name, Mr.Hale; that's a sure sign of witchcraft afloat!"
This quote shows that Putnam makes assumptions quickly and he is convinced that betty's behavior is due to witchcraft.
2. PUTNAM: How may we blame ourselves? I am one of nine sons; the Putnam seed have peopled this province. And yes I have but one child left of eight- and now she shrivels.
This quote shows how the Putnams put their family pride in front of anything and anyone. It's stating that since their family has populated this land for a long time, they are clearly the most elite of the people in Salem.
3. Mrs. Putnam: This is no silly season, Rebecca. My Ruth s bewildered, Rebecca; she cannot eat.
Rebecca: Perhaps she is not hungered yet.
This quote shows us how Mrs. Putnam, despite being in a room where the "devil" is active and taking the spirit of a young woman, is only worried about her name sake and her family.
Thomas Putnam and Mrs Putnam are a well to do family in the town. Both of them hold grudges against the Nurses. Mr. Putnam because he blames Francis nurse for blocking his brothers attempt to become a minister. Mrs. Nurse blames Rebecca nurse, her midwife, for the death of 7 her babies. Their daughter is Ruth Putnam and she partook in the supposed "witchcraft" that happend in the forest and she. Mr. Putnam wants his daughter to accuse George Jacobs of witchcraft so that when he is excecuted the putnams can take their land. This shows how they always put themselves first and dont really care how other people fair which is a trait of egoism.
They would choose survival because they dont care as much about personal integrity and would rather survive. They would choose whatever would benefit them and that would be survival.
Crisis Moment:
The Putnam's crisis moment is when Mr. Putnam is accused of telling his daughter to accuse George Jacobs. They say that he is only accusing him to get his land
Mary Warren (Erik + Andrew)
Mary Warren’s egotistic personality is characterized by her actions and diction, and they show her sense for her survival.(p108-109) With a hysterical cry Mary Warren starts to run, Proctor catches her
Mary Warren, almost collapsing: Let me go Mr Proctor, I cannot I cannot.
p55 He starts for the door as Mary Warren enters. As soon as he sees her, he goes directly to her and grabs her by her cloak, furious. How do you go to Salem when I forbid it?Do you mock me? Shaking her. I’ll whip you if you dare leave this house again!
Strangely, she doesn’t resist him, but hangs limply by his grip.
Mary Warren: I am sick, I am sick, Mr. Proctor. Pray, pray, hurt me not. Her strangeness throws him off, and her evident pallor and weakness. He frees her. My insides are all shuddery; I am in the proceeding all day, sir.
p.18 Marry Warren: What’ll we do? The village is out! I just come from the farm; the whole country’s talking’ witchcraft! They’ll be callin’ us witches Abby!
Mercy pointing and looking at Mary Warren: She means to tell, I know it.
Marry Warren: Abby,we’ve got to tell. Witcher’s a hangin’ error, a hangin’ like they done in Boston two years ago!We must tell the truth, Abby! You’ll only be whipped for dancin’ and the other things!
Abby: Oh, we’ll be whipped!
Mary Warren: I never done none of it, Abby. I only looked!